In the heart of the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan on beautiful AuTrain Lake
Only 2 miles from Lake SuperiorA Northwoods Resort Vacation is Really
Living!

Northwoods Resort has 20 newly remodeled housekeeping
cabins and cottages for your UP north vacation rental. Each cabin is
equipped with cable TV and has a full kitchen with utensils,
flatware, pots and pans, a full sized refrigerator, freezer, & gas stove/oven. The cabins also have a picnic table and small gas grill for use. Many also have gas or
wood-burning fireplaces. Please bring all of your
consumables along with towels and wash cloths. The bathrooms
are all equipped with showers. The beds range from twin to
king-size. All bedding is provided. Our cabins range in
size from cozy single bedrooms to spacious 5 bedroom
cottages.

Winter at
Northwoods Resort in AuTrainNorthwoods Resort has easy
access to hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails.
Close to cross-country ski trails,
snowshoeing,
ice fishing, and ice climbing at the Pictured
Rocks

Northwoods Resort is located with easy access to the snowmobile trails so you can ride right from your door to the main groomed trail system in Alger County. There are over 300 miles of marked and groomed trails that allow snowmobilers to travel through some of the most pristine and beautiful areas nature has to offer anywhere. . . .a rider can travel to all parts of the county, visiting lakes, streams, falls, forests, and any number of other scenic sites they choose.

Groomed cross-country ski trails are nearby, there is ice fishing right in front of the resort, and the adventurous might try rock climbing in the Pictured Rocks. This area has tons of snow, so get your gear and plan for a fun vacation at Northwoods Resort.

Northwoods Resort is just 2 miles from the
beaches of Lake Superior, experience the exhilarating cold
of the world's largest fresh water lake. Travel to Pictured
Rocks to appreciate the clarity of this lake's waters.

Enjoy
awesome fall
colors in AuTrain, Munising,
and the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Take a refreshing fall vacation in the Upper Peninsula.

Wherever you go, be it a secluded beach, a
woodland path, or in a boat inland or on the big
water, you can get away from it all.

Our canoe & kayak trips can begin at the
shores of Northwoods Resort, or you can opt for a
shorter run, being dropped off at the first bridge
downstream. You have the option of getting picked
up at the bridges, or canoe all the way to the
beach at Lake Superior. Pack a lunch and your
camera!

For those who prefer to do a little shopping, check
out the gift shops locally in Munising or in Marquette.
While in Marquette check out the Superior Dome, Presque
Isle, the Lakefront, the malls, downtown, and "The Village"
on Third Street. Marquette has a wide variety of eating
establishments and movie theaters For those more
adventurous, see Marquette Mountain by car or Sugar Loaf on
foot. The views from both are among Michigan's finest!

Things to do in
AuTrain:Swim at Northwoods Resort on AuTrain Lake's finest
bathing beach or on the unparalleled public "singing sand"
beaches of Lake Superior's AuTrain Bay.

Fish AuTrain Lake or River for yellow perch, walleye,
northern pike, small mouth bass, or whatever may be swimming
upstream to spawn, on your own boat or a Northwoods Resort
livery boat. With your own boat, you might also fish the
waters of Lake Superior for trout and salmon.

30" Pike caught in AuTrain
Lake

Great Catch!

Photo on the left taken on the opening day of Walleye
Season at Northwoods Resort, May
15th.

Deep sea charters are also available nearby to pursue
the finest lake trout fishing in the Great Lakes.

Numerous other lakes are waiting for you to explore
where you can expect to be the only fisherman on the lake.

Sightseeing adventures abound within easy day trips
from Northwoods Resort. Pam and Ed can assist you in
planning trips to any destination in the U.P.

Locally we recommend visiting the Pictured
Rocks. You can see these by taking a
cruise along the Pictured Rocks and see lighthouses
and shipwrecks. Don't miss the Glass
bottom boat tours of the Alger
Underwater preserve, Scuba
dive the wrecks or rent a pontoon boat
for a trip along the Pictured Rocks, visit the many
waterfalls, both well known and those which only
the most intrepid of fall-oholics have seen, and
day trips to Grand
Island National Recreation Area.

You
should also plan to ride, by car or mountain bike,
the forest roads to see the AuTrain area, perhaps
stopping by one of the secluded restaurants located
in the surrounding forest.

Snowmobiling is rated the finest in the nation in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan. With our dependable snowfall,
our miles of well groomed trails, and the number and variety
of businesses catering to the snowmobiler, you'll be coming
back time and again. Snowmobilerentals nearby. Permits available locally. Easy
trail access from your cabin door.

Cross Country Skiing is fabulous with miles of
untraveled forest to explore, ungroomed trails to follow,
including the North Country Trail, and the many groomed
Cross Country trail systems maintained for your use.

Autumn in AuTrain affords the hunter a wide variety of
game to pursue: Bear, Grouse, Woodcock, Rabbit, Deer, and
waterfowl. Northwoods Resort maintains several duck blinds
on AuTrain Lake where you may see anything from mallards to
old squaw.

Golfers appreciate the many courses in Munising,
Gwinn, Escanaba, Harvey, and Marquette-Negaunee.

After a busy day, enjoy a sauna or take a dip in the
lake.
We have a wonderful sandy beach for swimming, wading,
and just relaxing.

Sunsets and the underappreciated sunrises are
spectacular along Lake Superior, be it AuTrain Bay, Grand
Island, Miner's Castle, or 12 Mile Beach.

Birders have an opportunity to walk the song bird
trail starting at the AuTrain Lake USFS campground.
Birdwatchers will also be able to see a number of
interesting waterfowl along the AuTrain River.

Historians can make day trips to the Munising
Historical Museum, view the many historical buildings in
Munising, Marquette's Maritime Museum, Negaunee's Iron
Mining Museum, Ishpeming's U.S. Ski Hall of Fame, Christmas'
Bay Furnace, or the ghost town at Fayette
State Park.

Directions

From Lower Michigan: We are 135
miles from the Mackinac Bridge. Take US-2 from 1-75 to M-117
or M-77. Upon reaching M-28 turn to the left traveling
through Munising. Go 8 more miles and turn left on
AuTrain-Forest Lake Rd. Northwoods Resort is 2 miles south
of the intersection on the north shore of AuTrain
Lake.

From Eastern Wisconsin or Illinois: We are 120 miles
from Menominee. Follow M-35 to Escanaba, taking US-2/41 to
Rapid River. Take US41 north to Trenary turning right on
M-67. Then turn right onto M-94. At Forest Lake turn left
onto AuTrain Forest Lake Road. Follow this road for 8 miles
to the north shore of AuTrain Lake and Northwoods Resort.

From Duluth: Follow US-2 to M-28 at Wakefield. Follow
M-28 through Marquette. 26 miles east of the M-28/US 41
intersection, turn right on the AuTrain-Forest Lake Road.
Northwoods Resort is 2 miles south on the north shore of
AuTrain Lake.

Contact Information

Call the Northwoods Resort of
AuTrain at (906) 892-8114
for more information, reservations, or availability.
Visit our website at www.northwoodsresort.net

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